It was supposed to be in anamorphic widescreen. That should be interesting as the "Smithee" cut used different halves of a widescreen image as new scenes. A 4x3 image would hide the fact that they cheated.
Has anyone heard for sure if this is coming July 26th? It's only a month away and I haven't seen any kind of announcements. PlayUsa is the only place I've seen with that release date. Amazon doesn't have anything listed. I'm starting to think that date might not be right after all.
Amazon has the following info posted
I've never heard of an alternate ending. This could be interesting. Of course it could just be the Thufir scenes that happen just before the final duel. Is this a 2-disc set now? I certainly would prefer that over a flipper.
Wow, this is one of the most surprising things I've ever read. After years and years of saying he'd never revisit Dune, Lynch suddenly changes his mind. I'll gladly wait for this new and improved edition to hit stores. I wonder if now we'll get a 2-disc "ultimate" edition similar to the...
Deleted Scenes!!!:) I guess we'll finally get the scenes that didn't make it into the Alan Smithee version(like the Thufir death scene). How can they release the Smithee version in widescreen? I believe some of the "new" shots were just different sides of a panned-n-scanned image. What kind of...
Anyone looking for a David Lynch re-cut is probably going to be dissapointed. He's said time and time again he felt like he "sold out" making this movie. I guess we'll just have to wait and see as more info comes out.